Fire Devastates Atlanta Stables Area Amid Vaudeville Panic
A major blaze in Atlanta on May 11 destroyed the Piedmont Stables on Marietta Street and nearby one story structures, with about 175 horses affected and a $100000 loss. The Orpheum Theatre near the scene filled with panicked crowds, six people injured but not seriously, and the fire halted after burning a dozen adjacent buildings.
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White man to surrender after killing in Honea Path area
In a drunken spree John McGaha shot and mortally wounded George Clinkscales in Abbeville county five miles south of Honea Path. Clinkscales died the following afternoon. McGaha telephoned Sheriff Lyon to surrender at Abbeville Court House tomorrow morning and will appear before Judge Gary for bail. McGaha has been acquitted of murder three times and claims the current case was accidental.
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